Green Card as ID for Domestic Flights
Green Card as ID for Domestic Flights
Sep 6, 2019, 5:58 pm
#2
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It should be fine.
"If I don’t have a Real ID come October 2020, are there other documents I can use to get through a TSA checkpoint? Other acceptable forms of identification include a U.S. passport...a permanent resident card, and other such options as a Global Entry traveler card."
source:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...343_story.html
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-...identification
"If I don’t have a Real ID come October 2020, are there other documents I can use to get through a TSA checkpoint? Other acceptable forms of identification include a U.S. passport...a permanent resident card, and other such options as a Global Entry traveler card."
source:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local...343_story.html
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-...identification
Sep 7, 2019, 10:49 am
#3
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Being legal and being OK isn't necessarily the same thing. It should be fine but depending on where you use it the agent may never have seen such a thing and claim it is not valid. You then have to ask for a supervisor, and if you are lucky they know about it. Happened a few years ago to yours truly in ATL. Had just passed immigration with the card and then the TSA dude claimed it was not a valid form of identification. Rather than force the issue I then just showed him my passport.
Sep 18, 2019, 2:41 am
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Hell, I've had TSA refuse my Global Entry card a couple of times over the years. <redacted>.
Last edited by TWA884; Oct 5, 2019 at 7:00 pm Reason: Opinion/commentary not practical travel security/safety advice/information
Sep 18, 2019, 4:31 am
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When Green Card is indeed an official identification document for many purposes, I would not use an identification document that costs $540 (as of today) for something that a regular Real ID, which should not cost more than $50, can do.
Sep 20, 2019, 9:06 am
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Yes, the law requires the LPR to carry the card with them at all times. However, due to the importance of the original card many LPRs will carry a laminated photocopy and keep the original in a safe location to prevent loss and theft. Of course, the photocopy is not acceptable as a form of ID or official status but it can/does help informally when needing to provide evidence of LPR status (such as having contact with law enforcement, employment situations, etc).
Sep 20, 2019, 4:21 pm
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Moderator's Note: Topic Drift
Folks,
While some natural deviation from the subject of the conversation is perfectly acceptable, please let's keep the focus of the discussion on whether a Green Card is a valid ID for domestic flights.
Thank you,
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
While some natural deviation from the subject of the conversation is perfectly acceptable, please let's keep the focus of the discussion on whether a Green Card is a valid ID for domestic flights.
Thank you,
TWA884
Travel Safety/Security co-moderator
Sep 24, 2019, 6:18 pm
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Federal law requires an LPR to carry *either* the card or a copy of their I94 record. Both count as ID for flying in so far as both count as valid ID under Federal law. The LPR card is *likely* to be accepted. I doubt greatly that TSA would cope with someone rocking up with a I94 print out.
Sep 24, 2019, 6:53 pm
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A "green card" is a valid form of ID for a checkpoint today and there is no reason to suspect that anything will change between now and the full implementation of Real ID.
For all of the practical reasons above, e.g., losing an original is expensive, time-consuming, and stressful to replace, I would suggest obtaining any of the multiple Real ID-compliant forms of ID which ought to be readily available to you.
One of the reasons is not that some TSA Officer might reject it. On the off chance that this occurs, simply ask for a supervisor.
For all of the practical reasons above, e.g., losing an original is expensive, time-consuming, and stressful to replace, I would suggest obtaining any of the multiple Real ID-compliant forms of ID which ought to be readily available to you.
One of the reasons is not that some TSA Officer might reject it. On the off chance that this occurs, simply ask for a supervisor.
Sep 24, 2019, 10:10 pm
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Sep 25, 2019, 1:15 am
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Sep 26, 2019, 5:03 am
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Do you know that I-94 does not apply to LPRs? Hence, there is no I-94 record associated with LPRs unless the LPRs were non-residents before becoming LPRs.